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Agriculture
Brussels Livestock report
Cows sell steady at prices $3 higher
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending March
II were 1.824 head of cattle, l,231
lambs and goats.
On Tuesday the fed steers and
heifers sold $4 to $5 lower. Choice
steers and heifers sold $82 to $88
with sales to $100. Second-cut steers
and heifers sold $75 to $80. The cows
sold at prices $3 higher. On Thursday
the veal sold on a steady market.
Light lambs sold actively, heavy
lambs traded easier. On Friday the
calves sold on a steady market while
the yearlings traded at prices $2 to $5
lower.
There were 455 steers on offer. Bill
Kerslake. Staffa, consigned forty
seven limousin steers averaging
1,359 lbs. which sold for an average
price of $93.24 with sales up to $ 100.
One black steer consigned by
Cunningham Noland Cattle Co..
Lucan, weighed 1,530 lbs. which
sold for $97.75. Their overall offer
ing of thirty-nine steers averaged
1.491 lbs. selling for an average price
of $89.37. Merkley Farms, Wroxeter.
consigned two limousin steers aver
aging 1,350 lbs. which sold for
$96.75. Three limousin steers con
signed by Abraham Martin.
Wallenstein, averaged 1.400 lbs.
which sold for $92.50. His overall
offering of twenty-five steers aver
aged 1.444 lbs. selling for an average
price of 89.88.
Martin Hoover. St. Clements, con
Steckle tells farmers to consider U.S. deficit
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Insurance if the federal government
would use its old matching formula to
boost the payout.
Steckle said that while Canadian
farmers look at the U.S. support for
farming, they also need to look at the
U.S. deficit. “We’re in great fiscal
shape compared to the U.S. You can’t
just keep spending and spending.”
Following a lunch break, it was the
turn of spokespersons for several
businesses supplying goods and serv
ices to the farm community to make
the politicians aware of the impact of
the farm income crisis.
“Farmers tend to be eternal opti
mists but there aren t many optimists
left." said Underwood. “Many people
are stressed to the point they don’I
know what to do now.”
He told of customers who had bor
rowed money under the agricultural
commodities loan program for last
year’s crop inputs but now must
repay the loan though the poor prices
mean they received less for their crop
than they spent in planting it.
A Wingham restaurant owner had
told him his business was suffering
because farmers didn’t come for
meals anymore and a small farm
machinery repair shop hadn’t done
any business in five weeks.
“Everybody is saying we’re not
selling very much and we’re not fix
ing very much.” Underwood said.
Paul Storey of Vincent Farm
Equipment in Seaforth agreed. “This
is the most difficult winter we’ve had
in a long time to keep the shop
going.” He said of Vincent’s five
locations, three are primarily depend
ent on agriculture and 90 jobs are in
the balance. While Ontario is strug
gling. farmers in the U.S. are spend
ing because they had a good year,
making dealers there happy.
Heinrich, who sits on the board of
the Hensail District Co-op said the
signed ten steers averaging 1,359 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$89.03 with his top blonde steer
weighing 1.325 lbs. selling for $94.
Two limousin steers consigned by
Osiah Weber. Mount Forest, aver
aged 1.233 lbs. which sold for
$93.25. His overall offering of twelve
steers averaged 1.285 lbs. selling for
an average price of $88.76. Simeon
B. Bauman. Wallenstein, consigned
fifteen steers averaging 1,411 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$87.47 with his top two limousin
steers averaging 1.308 lbs. selling for
$96.75.
Two simmental steers consigned by
Noah M. Bauman. Elmira, averaged
l,20o lbs. selling to Norval Meat
Packe-s for $90.25. His overall offer
ing of six steers averaged. 1.176 lbs.
which sold for an average price of
$86.80. Eighteen steers consigned by
Elam Bauman. Wallenstein, averaged
1.487 lbs. which sold for an average
price of $85.58 with his top blonde
steer weighing 1.285 lbs. selling for
$96.
Isaac M. Bauman, Wallenstein,
consigned one red steer weighing
1.335 lbs. which sold to Highland
Packers Ltd. for $90. His overall
offering of four steers averaged 1,305
lbs. selling for an average price of
$83.54.
There were 275 heifers on offer.
John Wiersma, Blyth, consigned one
blonde heifer weighing 1,285 lbs.
company’s success and the success of
more than 200 employees depends on
the success of farmers.
Wayne Lyon of Huron Tractor said
sales weren’t too bad in January and
February but had bottomed out lately.
He urged the province to get on with
a $300 million payment to farmers to
return a sense of optimism. “You
can’t leave them in the dark.” he told
Mitchell.
Bill Fleming of Fleming Feed Mill
Ltd. in Clinton said his business
depends on corn and with low prices
he was not able to increase prices for
drying even though costs for gas and
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which sold to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $97.75. His overall offer
ing of three heifers averaged 1,383
lbs. selling for an average price of
$85.94. Six heifers consigned by
Clarence Dekens. Clinton, averaged
1.373 lbs. selling for an average price
of $85.33 with his top charolais
heifer weighing 1.370 lbs. which sold
for $92.75. John L. Miller. Lucknow,
consigned one red wf heifer weighing
1.325 lbs. which sold for $91. Four
gold heifers consigned by Luke H.
Martin. Clifford, averaged 1.265 lbs.
selling for an average price of $89.66
with sales up to $91.
Marvara Farms. Drayton, con
signed one grey heifer weighing
1,380 lbs. which sold to Holly Park
Meat Packers for $92.25. Their over
all offering of five heifers averaged
1.386 lbs. selling for an average price
of $88.36. Seventeen heifers con
signed by Quinlan Road Pumpkins.
Stratford, averaged 1.203 lbs. which
sold for an average price of $87.35
with their top black heifer weighing
1.255 lbs. selling for $90. Roy
McCulloch. Allenford, consigned
three limousin heifers averaging
1.323 lbs. which sold to Highland
Packers Ltd. for $90. His overall
offering of nineteen heifers averaged
1,377 lbs. selling for an average price
of $86.70.
Gordon Jones. Centralia, con
signed one gold heifer weighing
1.185 lbs. which sold to Dominion
electricity were up.
Neil McGavin of McGavin Farm
Equipment in Walton warned
Mitchell and Steckle that if nothing is
done to help the farm population the
effects on rural Ontario may be simi
lar to the destruction of the tsunami
that hit southeast Asia. Already, he
said, his company's accounts receiv
able were in bad shape.
Joe Seili of Huron Feeding Systems
in Brussels, who is also mayor of
Huron East, told of young farm fami
lies that couldn’t afford the registra
tion to allow their children to play
hockey.
Meat Packers for $91. His overall
offering of eleven gold heifers aver
aging 1,295 lbs. selling for an aver
age price of $86.33. Thirty-seven
heifers consigned by John
Weatherall, Cargill, averaged 1,370
lbs. which sold for an average price
of $83.32 with his top limousin heifer
weighing 1,400 lbs. selling for
$91.25. Connell Farms, Palmerston,
consigned one red heifer weighing
1.285 lbs. which sold for $92.25
Their overall offering of forty-two
heifers averaged 1,273 lbs. selling for
an average price of $81.52.
There were 177 cows on offer. D
and D2 cows sold $30 to $40 with
sales to $54; D3. $25 to $28; D4. $15
to $25. Isaac Stutzman. Lucknow,
consigned one red wf cow weighing
1,400 lbs. which sold to Norval Meat
Packers for $54. One limousin cow
consigned by Aaron Fisher, Ayton,
weighed 1,590 lbs. which sold to
Holly Park Meat Packers for $54.
George M. Martin. Lucknow, con
signed one charolais cow weighing
1.205 lbs. which sold for $43.
There were 11 bulls on offer selling
$17.50 to $40.50 with sales to
$43.50. Matt Klaver, Dublin, con
signed one limousin bull weighing
1 980 lbs. which sold to Dominion
Meat Packers for $43.50. One hol-
stein bull consigned by Cranbrook
Farms. Brussels, weighed 2,025 lbs.
which sold for $40.50.
There were 151 head of veal on
Doug Fines of Huronia Welding
Supply in Goderich told of a farm
customer in tears who had asked to
have his welding gas cylinder picked
up because he couldn't afford to have
it refilled.
He told the politicians they need to
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offer. Beef sold $90 to $115 with
sales to $120.50; good holstein, $85
to $95 with sales to $99; medium hol
stein, $70 to $80; plain and heavy
holstein, $50 to $65. Mark and Paul
Pennington, Mildmay, consigned one
limousin veal heifer weighing 655
lbs. which sold to Newmarket Meat
Packers for $120.50. One black veal
steer consigned by Noah S.
Brubacher, Wroxeter, weighed 650
lbs. selling to Newmarket Meat
Packers for $108. Shareview Acres
Ltd.. Mount Brydges, consigned one
holstein veal steer weighing 640 lbs.
which sold to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $99.
Lambs, under 50 lbs. sold $190 to
$212; 50 - 64 lbs., $180 to $220; 65 -
79 lbs., $160 to $207; 80 - 94 lbs.
$138 to $165; 95 - 109 lbs., $129 to
$144.
Sheep sold $45 to $72.
Goats sold $22 to $150.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $81 to $124; 400 - 499
lbs., $114 to $124; 500 - 599 lbs..
$106.50 to $126; 600 - 699 lbs.. $92
to $114.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $79.75 to
$107; 800 - 899 lbs., $83 to $99; 900
- 999 lbs., $83.50 to $92; 1.000 lbs.
and over, $73 to $90.50.
Top quality stocker heifers, 400 -
499 lbs., sold $88 to $114; 500 - 599
lbs., $87 to $106; 600 - 699 lbs., $74
to $105; 700 - 799 lbs., $81 to $91;
800 - 899 lbs., $79.25 to $88.50; 900
lbs. and over, $70 to $86.75.
understand the depth of the effect of
the crisis.
To illustrate the depressed prices,
Mason Bailey of Blyth pointed out it
wouid take two bushels of com to buy
a coffee and a sandwich at a restau
rant.